Republican: UMass football game with Boston College slated for a 1 p.m. start

Jeff Thomas, The Republican - The University of Massachusetts football game with Boston College on September 24 finally has a kick-off time - 1 p.m.

The time is posted on the Eagles football schedule/results page on their website here. The game will also be aired on ESPN3.

Boston College is off to a rough 0-2 start, but by time the Minutemen get to Chestnut Hill the Eagles should be 1-2. They have the hapless Blue Devils of Duke, who lost to a Richmond team in turmoil the first weekend of the season, this weekend.

The Minutemen (1-0) are coming off a bye week and will host Rhode Island, a narrow loser to Syracuse last weekend, in the home opener on Saturday at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.